The Search for Tactical Success in Vietnam
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The Search for Tactical Success in Vietnam

An Analysis of Australian Task Force Combat Operations

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The Search for Tactical Success in Vietnam

An Analysis of Australian Task Force Combat Operations

About this book

From 1966 to 1971 the First Australian Task Force was part of the counterinsurgency campaign in South Vietnam. Though considered a small component of the Free World effort in the war, these troops from Australia and New Zealand were in fact the best trained and prepared for counterinsurgency warfare. However, until now, their achievements have been largely overlooked by military historians. The Search for Tactical Success in Vietnam sheds new light on this campaign by examining the thousands of small-scale battles that the First Australian Task Force was engaged in. The book draws on statistical, spatial and temporal analysis, as well as primary data, to present a unique study of the tactics and achievements of the First Australian Task Force in Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. Further, original maps throughout the text help to illustrate how the Task Force's tactics were employed.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Series page
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright page
  6. Contents
  7. Figures
  8. Maps
  9. Tables
  10. About the authors
  11. Acknowledgements
  12. Authors' note
  13. Abbreviations
  14. Introduction
  15. Chapter 1 Balance of capability
  16. Chapter 2 The landmark battles
  17. Chapter 3 The jungle patrol
  18. Chapter 4 Patrol contacts
  19. Chapter 5 The ambush battle
  20. Chapter 6 Bunker busting
  21. Chapter 7 Security contacts
  22. Chapter 8 Mine warfare
  23. Chapter 9 Comparisons: 1ATF infantry, SAS and other Free World forces
  24. Chapter 10 The combat effectiveness of 1ATF
  25. Chapter 11 Clearing the VC/PAVN from Phuoc Tuy
  26. Conclusion
  27. Annex The computer databases behind this study
  28. Notes
  29. Bibliography
  30. Index